Rights management system for streamed multimedia content

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions implementing a method for communicating requirements for a digital license from a receiver of corresponding digital content to a computing device upon which the digital content is to be rendered, the method comprising:

• the receiver tuning the content;
• the receiver locating within the content information relating to the requirements for the license;
• the receiver constructing the requirements from the located information and sending such constructed requirements to the computing device;
• and
• the computing device upon receiving the sent requirements constructing the license based on such received requirements, storing such constructed license in a license store of such computing device, and thereafter rendering the content only in accordance with the license,
• whereby the receiver need not communicate the license itself to the computing device.